TTN6 - When?

DDeFord · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 4

I recieved an email from TT in response to a question why we can't buy Nav 5 SW w/ W. Europe maps on the TT site (at least you couldn't last week) and they responded that there is a v6 coming out in mid to late summer. I would read that as late summer so August at the earliest. I wish we knew what v6 includes. I need to buy Nav SW soon and I am not too happy with TT not having a north up and using Tel Atlas maps.

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

i maybe be being a little dumb here but why would you want north up on a navigation software surely have direction up save having to convert the left right turn in your head. as for using teleatlas maps I have access to software with both and they are about the same both with errors in the map not all in the same places but they have errors
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DDeFord · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 4

I received an email response from TT to a question regarding not being able to buy Nav 5 w/ W. Europe maps on the TT website. They responded that there is a v6 coming out but not until mid to late summer. I take that as late summer at the earliest and thus August.

What do you think the upgrade cost will be if I buy v5 now?

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:00 am Post subject:

i wouldnt kow but going on past experience they have some of the best upgrade offers out there usually ie when tt5 came out you could upgrade from v2 or v3 uk to full europe for around £50 i think it was.

Im not saying they will do the same again but if history is aything to go by id go for it have you looked at ant other software
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DDeFord · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 4

Sorry for the repost, I didn't see my original so I retyped it.

Regarding North up. To tell the truth I have never had a navigation system but I have heard other SW has this feature and it seems like it would be nice to get your bearings in a city (or I guess anywhere). We are interested in using the system when touring on foot.

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:12 am Post subject:

are you talking touring in cities or on the hills
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Greenglide · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:30 am Post subject:

If you dont want TeleAtlas maps and want the North up facility (presumably not for use in a car!) then go for another product - there is nothing I have found in TTN5 that is better than the other products. Like all these things they all have features that you dont want while omitting those that are (personally) essentially.

Personally I wouldnt buy direct from TomTom as their are plenty of on-line retailers who are cheaper.

Beware of purchasing the maps of western europe product - the latest GB maps are 605 (normal GB and 632 GB and major routes of europe) but the versions currently sold on CD (and described as "latest maps" are 569 and 572). 605 and 632 ARE available (you can purchase 632 as a download from TomTom but you need to have already purchased a map!).

Presumably the TomTom Go 910 and 510 come with later maps which will then become the maps on which the version 6 of TTN is based later this year.

TomTom generally give "free" updates for purchasers of a previous version within a short period (3 months?) of a new release, otherwise you get the opportunity to upgrade at a fairly reasonable cost for a limited (decided by TomTom) time.

At present NavTech maps have the advantage of covering Ireland (claimed to be 100% coverage but there are issues raised about the accuracy) - TeleAtlas still doesnt really accept that Ireland exists and have made no announcements I have seen to catch up.

Normally this wouldnt be a great problem living in GB but I am visiting Southern Ireland on holiday in August and my TTN5 will be useless. Seriously considering getting AA Navigator - NavTech maps (including Ireland and currently £79.99 for GB and Ireland.

Does it have all the "features" or TomTom? I dont really care - sat nav is intended to direct me from one place to another so the AA product may well be a better buy than the upgrade to TTN v6 - dont think I want both unless the AA product seriously doesnt work!

Border_Collie · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject:

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject:

the routing on the aa product is good or it was in the old version i have i havent seen the lasetest version but it should be fairly good
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Border_Collie · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:32 pm Post subject:

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject:

the aa navigation product is different to what is installed in the vans
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Border_Collie · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:35 pm Post subject:

I've just had a thought. I will spend a bit of time setting up a few routes using, TTN5, the on-line AA, RAC and viaMichelin site routes to see how they compare. Smile

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Border_Collie · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject:

Just spotted this as I posted my last comments

Darren · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject:

alix776 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject:

i think the AA use a customised version of the vdo's daytona system if anything like the one we had fitted tomtom even copilot and beat it hands down
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